“What is required now is for this country to pull together, confront boldly the challenges we face, and take responsibility for our future once more. [A] day of reckoning has arrived, and the time to take charge of our future is here. Now is the time to act boldly and wisely — to not only revive this economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting prosperity.”
— President Obama in his first speech to joint session of Congress last night
